tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post3304507117919549561..comments2024-03-28T14:10:50.561-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: The Dying Day by Vaseem KhanCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-55014719386638120372021-07-13T01:48:47.164-07:002021-07-13T01:48:47.164-07:00Oy is my comment. Hope to work it out today as I ...Oy is my comment. Hope to work it out today as I have a list of books and chocolate treats to get.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-44997952924586788572021-07-12T13:08:46.651-07:002021-07-12T13:08:46.651-07:00That doesn't sound good. Hope everything works...That doesn't sound good. Hope everything works out.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-25282095819855109402021-07-12T01:55:43.397-07:002021-07-12T01:55:43.397-07:00I will treat myself if I can straighten out the Am...I will treat myself if I can straighten out the Amazon account.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-69923418980424927122021-07-10T12:22:40.233-07:002021-07-10T12:22:40.233-07:00I think it's realistic. Persis isn't just ...I think it's realistic. Persis isn't just fighting against gender bias. There's a lot shown about the effects of colonialism, how Gandhi and then Nehru were trying to guide India into independence, etc.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-30478919727407387492021-07-10T12:19:39.497-07:002021-07-10T12:19:39.497-07:00Happy Birthday in advance-- and treat yourself!Happy Birthday in advance-- and treat yourself!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-39484300698867198842021-07-09T09:52:16.269-07:002021-07-09T09:52:16.269-07:00Just curious, Cathy, as to whether or not this ser...Just curious, Cathy, as to whether or not this series is "realistic" about the Indian culture of those days or if it's more something written through today's eyes and sensitivities. Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-7281071008892726852021-07-09T04:53:38.966-07:002021-07-09T04:53:38.966-07:00Well, it's a big birthday for me next week. I ...Well, it's a big birthday for me next week. I think I owe myself some new books, and this one may eell be in the running.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-51380599511184465602021-07-09T00:29:10.075-07:002021-07-09T00:29:10.075-07:00I don't know when to quit, do I? ;-)I don't know when to quit, do I? ;-)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-15542497005123810602021-07-09T00:28:08.457-07:002021-07-09T00:28:08.457-07:00It's even got a quote from my review of Midnig...It's even got a quote from my review of Midnight at Malabar House as a blurb inside the book. I'm still always shocked when I see this.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-60772214121862762342021-07-08T06:01:56.828-07:002021-07-08T06:01:56.828-07:00Another series I have to try! I still haven't...Another series I have to try! I still haven't read Suhata Massey's Bombay Prince, and now you are tempting me with another Bombay mystery with a plot centered on The Divine Comedy!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-18881023816921451542021-07-08T04:19:26.722-07:002021-07-08T04:19:26.722-07:00I really loved this book. The history of post Inde...I really loved this book. The history of post Independence, then the Inspector herself fighting against all the odds and the case - so unusual in Mumbhai. All beautifully put together.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-32050873335892369902021-07-08T04:04:32.970-07:002021-07-08T04:04:32.970-07:00Sounds good. (sigh) I like to read about India, e...Sounds good. (sigh) I like to read about India, especially when the protagonists are women. And the historical books always teach us something in a country of so many cultures and with a strong independence movement.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-87363580390411524682021-07-08T03:49:54.789-07:002021-07-08T03:49:54.789-07:00I'm really glad you're enjoying this serie...I'm really glad you're enjoying this series, Cathy. Khan is very talented, and skilled at evoking time and place. Even better that the story itself is engaging, and that it has solid characters. Little wonder you said it's got something every mystery lover. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com